Consumer Education

Atlas – Government Grants and Incentives Issue Brief

Government Grants and Incentives | Consumer Education | Issue Brief

August 2024

This resource provides information on national and local grants and incentives designed to boost food donation, especially where tax benefits alone are insufficient.

Champions 12.3 Playbook

Prevention

Global

Consumer Education | Public Health Campaign

September 2022

Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill

Prevention | Recovery | Recycling

National

April 2022

Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill details how Congress can act to reduce food waste and recommends specific provisions to include in the 2023/2024 Farm Bill. Given the bipartisan support for measures to reduce food waste, the farm bill provides an exciting opportunity to invest in food waste reduction efforts for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. This report breaks food waste recommendations into four categories, based on whether they are intended to prevent food waste, increase food recovery, recycle food scraps through composting or anaerobic digestion, or coordinate food waste reduction efforts.

Misunderstood Food Date Labels and Reported Food Discards: A Survey of US Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors

Prevention

State | National

Date Labeling | Not Really Expired | Consumer Education

March 2019

Misunderstanding the meaning of food date labels is strongly associated with reports of more frequent food discards. This paper discusses the results of a survey providing policy-relevant insights about how Americans use and perceive date labels, and about language used in labeling that may be most effective at communicating desired messages to consumers. As date labeling becomes standardized, this research underlines the need for a strong accompanying communications campaign, and highlights a particular need to reach those ages 18–34.

Good Laws, Good Food: Putting Local Food Policy to Work for Our Communities

Prevention | Recovery | Recycling

State

October 2017

Section VIII of this toolkit discusses state and local policies to decrease and recover food that would otherwise be wasted.

US Food Loss and Waste Policy Action Plan for Congress and the Administration

Prevention | Recovery | Recycling

National

Date Labeling | Government Grants and Incentives | Consumer Education

December 2013

FLPC, ReFED, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) compiled these recommendations for the Biden administration and Congress to take ambitious action to reduce FLW.